H.R. 2546: Blue Star/Gold Star Flag Act of 2010
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H.R. 2546: Blue Star/Gold Star Flag Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2009-05-21 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-05-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Boccieri, John A. [D-OH-16] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Blue Star/Gold Star Flag Act of 2010
Plain summary
Blue Star/Gold Star Flag Act of 2010 - States that a condominium association, cooperative association, or residential real estate management association may not adopt or enforce any policy, or enter into any agreement, that would restrict or prevent an association member from displaying a Service Flag on residential property within the association with respect to which such member has a separate ownership interest or a right to exclusive possession or use. (A Service Flag, also known as a "blue star banner," is an official banner authorized by the Department of Defense [DOD] for display by families who have members serving in the Armed Forces during any period of war or hostilities the United States may be engaged in for the duration of such hostilities.) States that nothing in this Act shall be considered to permit any display or use inconsistent with: (1) any DOD regulations regarding rules or customs pertaining to the proper display or use of the Service Flag; or (2) any reasonable restriction pertaining to the time, place, or manner of displaying the flag necessary to protect a substantial interest of the condominium, cooperative, or residential real estate management association.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Blue Star/Gold Star Flag Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Boccieri, John A. [D-OH-16] · 56 cosponsors
Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.
Cosponsors on this site
Dina Titus (D-NV), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
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- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr2546.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr2546 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111